Air, water, and light service tower



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UNITED STATES PATENT omen- GEORGE E. FABLEY,

OF LOS ANGELES, OALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR T SERVICE EQUIP- MENT COMPANY, OFHUNTINGTON PARK, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALI.-

FORNIA.

AIR, WATER, AND LIGHT SERVICE TOWER.

Application filed January 12, 1922. Serial No. 528,724.

concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. FARLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Air, Water, andLight Service Towers, of which the following is a specification.

. taken on the line My invention relates to service towers for gasolinestations to facilitate a dispensing of water and air, and the purpose ofmy invention is the provision of a service tower of extremely simple andinexpensive construction which utilizes the dispensing pipes as well asan electric conduit in providing a standard which combines the strengthof all of the pipes in supporting each of the pipes in upright position.

It is also the purpose of my invention to provide a service tower inwhich means is included for rotatably porting an air hose to facilitateits application to the tires of a vehicle and to normally maintain thehose in suspended position when not in use.

' I'will describe three forms of service tow ers embodying my inventionand will then point out the novel features thereof in claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view showing in rear tion one form of service myinvention.

Figure 2 is a tower in side elevation.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional. view of the tower. shownin the preceding views.

4 is a transverse sectional view eleva Figure taken on the line 4--4: ofFigure 3. I

transverse sectional view Figure 5 is a 5-v-5 of Figure-1. Figure 6 is*a showing a modified securing means for the several pipes comprised inthe tower. Figure7 is a fragmentary view showing in side elevationanother form of service tower embodying my invention. I

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view, showing in side elevation and partly insection a third form of service tower embodying my invention.

Figure 9 is taken at right angles to the latter.

a-view similar to Figure 8 and and extensibly sup-..

shaped bolts able intervals along tower embodying view showing theservice" shaped head 19 which the bands view similar to Figure 5' Figure10 is a view similar to Figure 9 with those portions shown in section inFigure 9 in side elevation.

Figure 11 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 11-11 ofFigure 8.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of theseveral views.

Referring specifically to the drawingsand particularly to Figures 1 and2, my invention in its present embodiment comprises a recessed base Bformed of concrete or other suitable material which is adapted to beembedded Within the ground as shown in Figure 1 and covered by a plate15 havin an opening through which pipes P, P an 1 are adapted to extend.The lower ends of the pipes are fixedly secured within the base by meansof. L shaped extensions 16 embedded within the base and threadedlyconnected to the lower ends of the pipes so as to allow of theapplication or removal of the latter. As shown in Figure 5, the pipesare arranged at. the corners of a triangle and are secured inthesepositions by means of circular bands 17 through which extend U 18arranged in embracing relation to the ipes so that they are securelyretained to tlie bands. 1 and'2, the bands 17 are arranged at suitpipesthereby cooperating with the bolts in efiectively securing the pipes andthereb providing the standard of the tower whic combines thestrength ofall of the pipes. As clearly shown in'Figure 3 the upper ends of thepipes are rigidly connected' to a disc obviously coacts with 17 inmaintaining the pipes in definite relation to each other against alllongitudinalfand lateral stresses.

The pipe P constitutes an air pipe to which air is adapted to besupplied from a pipe 20- extending into the base B where it-is connectedto the pipe by a suitable union,

and provided with a valve 21 for controlling the passage of air to thepipe B. The pipe vP constitutes a water pipe to which water is suppliedfrom a'pipe 22 provided with a valve 23.

As shown in Figure 2, the pipe P is formed with a-spigot 24: to which ahose (not shown) may be connected for supplying waterto the radiatorofan automobile.

As shown in Figures the length of the The pipe P constitutes a"c0n- Y I;duit through which .wires are extended for c of three pipes arranged inconducting current to alamp 25 secured in depending relation withrespect to the head 19. This lamp is designed to illuminate the towerand the surrounding area to fa- 5 cilitate the use of the tower atnight.

The air pipe P is provided with a flexible extension or hose 26connected to the upper end of the pipe through. the head 19 and attachedto a yoke 27 carried by a lever L.

Brackets 28 and 29 are associated with the yoke 27 to slidably receivethe hose 26 and to normally support the same so as to revent breaking ofthe hose. The yoke 27 constitutes in effect an integral part of thelever l L and the latter is made up of a pair of arms 30 connected toeach other and to the yoke at one end, and spaced apart at the oppositeend for the purpose of allowing unrestricted rocking movement of thelever. As shown in Figure 3, the arms are fulcrumed on a bolt or pin 31extended through a bearing sleeve 32 rotatably fitted in a horizontalportion 33 of a T E. The vertical portion 34 of the T is threadedlysecured to the Upper 2 end of a tubular standard 35. The standard 35 inturn is rotatably mounted on an arm 36 threadedly secured to the head19. Above the arm and within the standard is a relatively short arm 37having its upper end 30 cupped to receive a ball bearing 38 which isadapted to contact with and support the bearing sleeve 32. Theconfronting ends of the arms 36 and'37 are likewise cupped to receive aball bearing 39, and the bearings 35 39 and 38 coact to support with theleast possible friction the rotational movement of the bearing sleeve 32and the standard 35.

The rotational movement of the standard 35 is limited to one completecycle by means 49' of a collar 40 fixed to the lower-end of the standardand provided with a lip 41 (Figure 4) which is adapted to engage afinger 42 pivoted at 43 on the head 19. Lugs 44 are formed on the head19 for limiting the 45 swinging movement of the finger 42, and

springs 45 are associated with the finger to normally urge the latter toan intermediate position between the lugs.

From this arrangement it will be clear that when thestandard 35 isrotated in either direction and through a complete cycle the lip 41 willengage the finger 42 and thereby lock the standard against furtherrotation. The springs 45 serve to cushion the move- 5 ment of the finger42 as will be understood.

In Figure 6 I have shown a modified means for securing the pipes P, Pand P in triangular formation, this means in the present instancecomprising curved plates 46 through which are extended bolts 47 tosecure the ends of the plates in embracing position with relation to thepipes.

In Figure 7 another form of service tower is shown in which the standardis made up triangular formaferring now to tion andsecured together atintervals by the bands 17 and the bolts 18. In the present instancehowever, the water and air pipes are extended to provide return bends48, and to these bends hose 49 are connected. The hose 49 are normallysustained upon the tower by hooks 50 secured to one of the bands 17. Thepipe P is extended above the bends 48 where it is bent to provide agooseneck 51 upon which is supported a lamp 52. Re-

Figures 8, 9 and 10, I have here shown another form of service towerembodying my invention in which the three pipes P, P and P areassociated with each other in the same manner as described in connection with the tower shown-'in Figure 1. However, in the present form,an extension of the conduit or pipe P is provided, such extension beingdesignated at 53, with the wires extended from the pipe P to theextension in a manner clearly shown in Figure 9. Theupper end of theextension 53 is provided witha gooseneck 54 carrying a lamp 55 and ashade 56. This extension 53 is threadedly fitted within the head 19 androtatably embracing the extension isa sleeve 57 carrying at its lowerend a collar 58 adapted to coact with a ring 59in providing a racewayfor balls 60. This arrangement obviously serves to rotatably support thesleeve upon the extension. of the sleeve 57 carries a member 61 in whichis threadedly fitted pins 62. Rotatably Sup-. ported on the pins arearms 30 of the lever L, such lever being of the same construction as thelever L in the first form of tower, and carrying a yoke 27 to supportthe air hose 26. The levers L in the service towers shown in Figures 1and 8, by virtue of their mounting are capable of being rotated aroundthe tower as a center, while at the same time they can be rocked aboutthe pins 62 or 31 as a centerto allow the extension of the hose as willbe understood. Normally, the levers are urged to the positions shown inFigures 2 and 8 by virtue of weights adjustably sustained on the arms 30by a pin 63 removably fitted in openings 64. This adjustability of theweights allows of a varying of the normal position of the levers so thatthe members 26 can be normally sustained in any elevated positiondesired. As a further means of adjustment of the weights, the latter areslotted as indicated at 65 so that the preponderance of weight in anyoneweight is at a given point. It will thus be seen that by rotating theweights upon the pin 63 the heaviest oint of the weights can be disposedat any which of necessity varies the position of the preponderance ofweight with reference to the pivots 31 or 62. Although I have hereinshown and described only three forms of service towers The upper endesired point stood that various changes and modifications may be madeherein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spiritand scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A service tower comprising a plurality of pipes arranged and securedtogether to provide a standard, 'a member rotatably sustained on thepipes, a weighted lever pivotally supported on the member, a yokecarried by the lever, and a hose carried by the yoke and constituting anextension of one of said pipes.

2. A service tower comprising a plurality of upstanding pipes arrangedand secured together to provide a standard, a member rotatably sustainedon the pipes, a weighted lever pivotally supported on the member, and aflexible pipe carried by the lever and constituting an extension of oneof the pipes.

'3. A service tower comprising a standard including pipes, a tubularmember rotatably sustained on the standard, a conduit extending throughsaid member and fixed to the standard, a lever rockingly sustained onthe tubular member, a yoke carried by the lever, means for urging thelever to a vertical position, and ahose slidably sustained on the yokeand constituting an extension of one of said pipes.

4. A service tower comprising a standard, a member fixed to thestandard, a tubular member surrounding the first member, a T membersustained on the tubular member, a bearin sleeve within the head of saidT, a pin within the sleeve, a lever comprising arms secured to the pin,weights on the arms, a third member within the tubular member andinterposed between said be'aring sleeve and the first member, and ballbearings interposed between the first and third members and the thirdmember and the bearing sleeve.

5. A service tower comprising a standard,

a member rotatably sustained on the standard, a weighted lever fulcrumedon the member, a hose sustained on the lever, and yieldable means forlimiting the rotational movement of said member in one direction or theother.

6. A service tower comprising a standard, a member rotatably sustainedon the standard, a weighted lever fulcrumed on the mem ber, a hosesustained on the lever, means for limiting the rotational movement ofsaid member in one direction or the other, said means comprising a lipfixed to the member, a pivoted finger in the path of movement of thelip, lugs for limiting the movement of the finger in either direction,and springs for urging the finger to an intermediate position betweensaid lugs.

7. A service tower comprising a standard, a member fixed to thestandard, a tubular member loosely embracing the first member forrotation thereon, a third member rotatable in the tubular member in linewith the fixed member, antifrictional bearings interposed between all ofthe members, and a lever carried by the tubular member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE E. FARLEY.

